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Question: The most stable form of 1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexolcontains a six-membered ring in the chair conformation with all the substituents equatorial. Draw this most stable conformation of cyclohexanehexol

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Chair conformation

Chair conformation is the most stable conformation of cyclohexane, with one part puckered upward and another part puckered downward.

Axial and equatorial positions of cyclohexane

Axial bonds are directed vertically parallel to the axis of the ring, and the equatorial bonds are directed outward from the equator of the ring. As the carbon atoms are numbered in cyclohexane, it can be seen that the odd-numbered carbons have their upward bonds in the axial position and their downward bonds in an equatorial position. The even-numbered carbons have their downward bonds in the axial position and their upward bonds in an equatorial position.

Drawing the most stable conformation of 1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexol

All the groups in the most stable conformation are in an equatorial position.